Problems are for Solving

Last night after attending the meeting of the Peoria Neighborhood Alliance, Theresa and I needed to get some supper that wasn’t white flour pizza (the refreshment/supper at the meeting). TC wasn’t in the mood for One World, so we headed downtown.

Our default restaurant is Kelleher’s, but I was in the mood for something different, or even new. TC reminded me that we had talked about trying Richard’s on Main for a while now and still hadn’t.

We parked in front of the restaurant, arriving a little before 8, and got a prime parking spot. We rooted around for change before realizing that meters don’t need to be fed in the evening–a good start for our dinner!

The place was pretty empty (it’s Monday after all) and we decided to get a table rather than sit at the bar and be distracted by the football game.

Our appetites have been changing, and we’ve finally decided that it’s a better investment to not buy two entrees and end up taking half of both home, or overeating (we’d both like to lose weight). So after perusing the menu, we settled on splitting the fried portabello caps (hand breaded, we found out later) and the Ribeye with sautéed mushrooms. TC’s cutting back on carbs so we chose cottage cheese for the side order. Oh, and I had an Erdinger’s draught.

The beer was bigger than I expected, and Erdinger’s is a wonderful wheat ale (Bavarian) that I very much enjoy. Light and tasty. (My friend Ralph turned me on to it). The food arrived and we dug in.

The steak was prepared perfectly, and was tender and juicy and mmmmm so good. The mushrooms were very good, served with a side of ranch dress sing.

I liked the decor, it’s a beautifully done basement with tin ceiling tiles. I could have gone for the game being a bit quieter, but it was not as noisy, even then, as Kelleher’s would have been.

We’ll be back.

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